Entries by BBC News

‘Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives’

A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.

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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be ‘societal failure’, says Chris Whitty

England’s top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

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Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be ‘societal failure’, says Chris Whitty

England’s top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

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How to use AI tools to support our wellbeing in safe and simple ways

Do you know the important difference between open and closed AI?

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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.

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It took 10 years to get surgery for my endometriosis

Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.

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Cancer patient leaves Dubai on ‘miracle flight’

A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.

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Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.

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‘Game-changing’ urine tests could detect breast cancer, endometriosis and PCOS

New tests are being developed to spot early signs of breast cancer and endometriosis in urine.

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Surgeon’s op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first

The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt “fantastic”.

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